Identifier: randmcnallycosha06chic (find matches)
Title: Rand, McNally & Co.'s handy guide to Philadelphia and environs, including Atlantic City and Cape May
Year: 1900 (1900s)
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Publisher: Chicago, New York, Rand, McNally & Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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pations for many visitorshere, and may be practiced continually. All the fish usually foundalong the New Jersey coast are abundant, and plenty of boats, bothoar and sail, may be had at the Inlet or at the railroad bridge forsmall sums. Gunning.—The meadows surrounding Atlantic City are a huntersparadise, where wild geese, brant, black ducks, broadbills, redheads,snipe, willets, plover, and many other wild fowl abound in season.The laws provided for the proper protection of these birds are severeand strictly enforced. Excursions of great interest are possible. A steam ferry at theInlet carries one across the channel to Brigantine Beach, the nextbeach north, and there a trolley car is waiting for a nine-mile ridealong the ocean strand to the hotels and cottages of Brigantine Beach,which have many attractions of their own. The cost of this roundtrip is 60 cents. The Trolley Ride to Longport is another very attractive excur-sion. Taking the car on Atlantic Avenue, you reach at the lower
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SEASIDE RESORTS. 123 end of the city the Seaview House, which is the resort of almostdaily excursion parties brought by the railroads in special trains,where refreshments, bathing, and varied amusements may be had ina pleasant place by themselves. From here to Longport, at thesouthern end of the island, is a delightful run along the beach throughChelsea, Ventnor, and South Atlantic — beautiful suburbs. Thisnine-mile ride is one of the most exhilarating imaginable. The cleanwhite strand, the booming billows, the fresh salt breeze, and theocean itself are all glorious and make the blood tingle with exquisitepleasure. At Longport a staunch little steamer is taken for a rideacross Great Egg Harbor Bay to Somers Point or to Ocean City.The trip to Ocean City occupies about seventeen minutes, and is adelightful ride. At Ocean City the open cars of the motor line aretaken, which run through to Stone Harbor and complete the trip.The trip from Longport to Somers Point occupies about twenty-fi

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